Briefly

Friday

n The UC Davis Arboretum hosts a Folk Music Jam Session from noon to 1 p.m. Folk musicians can bring their acoustic instruments and play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). All skill levels welcome and listeners are invited. Shortterm parking is available in Visitor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arboretum Drive. Hourly rates start at $1.75.

Saturday

n The Belfry, a Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry at UC Davis will host a fundraiser to fund replacement of the roof. The event will feature guided beer tasting by UCD professor emeritus of brewing science Charlie Bamforth and Anaheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Science Glen Fox. Cheers to the Belfry will begin at 4 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of St. Martin, 640 Hawthorn Road in Davis. The cost $50 per person and the event is limited to those 21 and older. It is listed on Eventbrite as "Cheers to the Belfry." For information, call Portia at 530756-1550.

Sunday

n Kevin Guse will lead the annual Raptor Ramble. California's Central Valley has one of the largest wintering raptor populations in the country. The goal of this field trip is to see how many species of raptors can be found. Highlights of past trips include ferruginous hawk, rough-legged hawk, golden eagle, peregrine falcon, merlin, bald eagle and prairie falcon. Beginning birders are welcome. For information on how to participate, go Yolo Audubon’s websites: yoloaudubon. org or facebook.com/ yoloaudubonsociety.

Wednesday, Feb. 1

n The Valley Oak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America will host a Zoom presentation on “Maya Textiles: Colorful Tradition” by Diane Herrmann, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. Herrmann has numerous publications on the needle arts and is an awardwinning teacher. She will discuss the efforts to revitalize the needle arts of Guatemala and their cultural roots in Mayan art. To attend, contact Linda Wayne at laws999 @gmail.com by Jan. 26 to join the Zoom list. n The Davis Flower Arrangers will host Helen Tashima, renowned and respected sensei of ikebana present at 1 p.m. at Stonegate Country Club at 919 Lake Blvd. in Davis. To join the group send a $50 membership check to Davis Flower Arrangers, c/o Jo Anne Boorkman, 2205 Butte Place, Davis, Ca 95616 or bring it to the meeting. Include your name, address, phone number and email address so you receive the monthly newsletter, current updates, and invitations for all special events, workshops and field trips. Visitors are welcome and are asked to donate at least $10. Recordings of the meetings will be available for members. For information, contact Stephanie DeGraff-Hunt at sdegraffhunt@gmail.com.

Thursday, Feb. 2

n The Davis Odd Fellows' Thursday Live! music series returns with San Francisco musician Maurice Tani, a fixture on the alt-country scene for more than a decade. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St., with music starting at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome. Thursday Live! shows are free, but donations are encouraged to support the musicians.

Friday, Feb. 10

n Logos Books will host a 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception from 6 to 8 p.m. for artist Karen Fess-Uecker as part of her show, “A little bit of Davis, a lot of California,” plein air and studio oil paintings. Fess-Uecker’s work will be up at the bookstore, 513 Second St. in downtown Davis, from Feb. 4 to March 3.

Saturday, Feb. 11

n Stories on Stage Davis will present two novel excerpts at the Pence Gallery, 212 D St. in downtown Davis.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the event starts at 7:30. Masks are strongly encouraged but not required. Martha Omiyo Kight will read from “Meadowlark” by Melanie Abrams, and Larry Lew will read from the novel “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu” by Tom Lin. For information, go to the Stories on Stage Davis website: storiesonstagedavis.com.